Peanut Butter Ice Box Squares Recipes

ICE BOX PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add peanut butter mixing well. Add vanilla and eggs: beat well. Sift flour, soda and salt together. Stir into mixture. Shape dough into rectangular roll, wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper, chill until firm (or freeze), slice and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 8-10 minutes, ungreased cookie sheet: Until lightly golden brown.
• 2. This dough freezes well, may be sliced and baked frozen - may require slightly more baking time. (Keep frozen rolls of this dough on hand for fresh baked peanut butter cookies when wanted.)
• 3. Can be made large (rounded tablespoons of stiff chilled dough) do not grease the pan. Do the classic criss-cross with a fork that has been dipped in sugar. Bake them for only 8 minutes and they come out well and make 4 dozen cookies.
• 4. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack. Over baked they become sandy dry crisps. Cooked to perfection they have a slight chewiness melt in your mouth treat.

PEANUT BUTTER ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients, and set aside.
• Beat margarine and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add sugars, beating until well-blended.
• Add vanilla and egg white, and beat well.
• Add flour mixture; stir well.
• Turn dough out onto wax paper; shape into a 6-inch log.
• Wrap log in wax paper; freeze 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350F°.
• Cut log into 24 (1/4-inch) slices, and place slices 1 inch apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan, and cool on wire racks.